17 US cities where making $100,000 a year isn't enough to put you in the top 20% of earners

So if you're making $100,000 a year, you're doing pretty well for yourself — in fact, households earning $100,000 or more represent the top 20% of all earners in America, according to the US Census Bureau.

Yet in some high-earning cities, a low six-figure household income barely puts you among the top half of earners, let alone in the top 20%.

In Stamford, Connecticut, for example, you'd represent the top 48% with a $100,000 household income.